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Canada got the last hurrah at the Celebration of Light Saturday evening, closing the three-night event with a winning display. Canada was declared the winner of the event, with Brazil and China finishing second and third, respectively.

Construction will begin soon on a new gold and silver mine in northwestern British Columbia. The provincial government has issued a final operating permit for Pretium Resources’ Brucejack mine, after the project received an environmental assessment certificate and the necessary federal approvals.

Newly-minted NDP candidate Mira Oreck is the latest entrant into what’s likely to be a closely-watched race in the new riding of Vancouver-Granville, joining a high-profile Liberal candidate who’s been campaigning for several months and a Conservative who is a relative newcomer.

The government agency that oversees the B.C. Ambulance Service wants Metro Vancouver municipalities to work together to create a universal traffic light system for first responders. Traffic light pre-emption technology allows emergency crews — ambulance, police and firefighters — to control lights at intersections while responding to an emergency, leading to faster response times.

Antony Holland — actor, playwright, and founder and former artistic director of Langara College’s professional theatre training program, Studio 58 — has died in Nanaimo General Hospital at the age of 95.

B.C.’s chief mines inspector on Thursday warned Banks Island Gold to stop operating their Yellow Giant mine in northwestern B.C. as ordered. The small mine operator has been ignoring a July 15 order from the B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines to shut down its processing plant and underground operation on Banks Island, 120 kilometres south of Prince Rupert.

A fashion exhibit, concerts and night market cuisine mark a few of the highlights of this year’s TaiwanFest, set for Sept. 4-7, officials announced Wednesday. The 26th annual event will once again occupy a multi-block stretch of Granville Street downtown.

VICTORIA — When Ombudsman Jay Chalke was handed the job of investigating those botched firings in the health ministry this week, he offered multiple assurances to the public that his office would do its best to get to the bottom of the murky affair. “I am committed to a diligent and professional investigation into this matter,” he vowed in a statement issued by his office after a legislature committee referred the matter to him.